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ZenThumper YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 15	Suzuki S40 won't start 03/12/17 at 13:53:49 Did a complete rebuild on my s40 and got it all put together today. Put some gas in and tried to start it up. It turns over with no problem but does not start. Tried numerous times to see if it just needed Gas into the carb but still nothing. Any suggestions? Was thinking it was maybe the starter solenoid? But really have no clue.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Suzuki S40 won't start Reply #1 - 03/12/17 at 14:48:49 Put it on Prime. The Savage is notorious for turning over fine but not starting. The battery has to be hot to spin it AND make a spark.
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Re: Suzuki S40 won't start
Reply #2 - 03/12/17 at 14:49:35

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It turns over with no problem

Its not the starter or the solenoid .

Do ya have spark ?
Do ya have gas (drain screw at bottom of carb.)?
Do ya have compression ? while ya got the spark plug out checking spark --- stick you finger in the hole to plug it , then turn the motor over --- 100+ # will move your finger off the hole ... Roll Eyes

... woin't hurt a bit ... Grin

. Or borrow a compression tester from AutoZone .

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ZenThumper YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 15	Re: Suzuki S40 won't start Reply #3 - 03/12/17 at 14:57:46 pulled out the drain plug and it is bone dry
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5115 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Suzuki S40 won't start Reply #4 - 03/12/17 at 15:20:22 Then turn your petcock to prime and see if fuel comes out the drain at bottom of carb
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12673 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: Suzuki S40 won't start Reply #5 - 03/12/17 at 15:45:58 You are infected with a DISEASED, PUSS FILLED stock vacsucker petcock -- get rid of it take a dose of Raptor manual petcock and call us in the morning .....
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: Suzuki S40 won't start Reply #6 - 03/12/17 at 16:16:01 BUUUT, make sure you get the correct Yamaha Raptor petcock from a Yamaha dealer, or reputable EBAY seller and not some cheapo thing to save money.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5115 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Suzuki S40 won't start Reply #7 - 03/12/17 at 16:48:25 And don't forget to cap the nipple on the carb that goes to the puss filled infected petcock. You will be eliminating that vacuum hose.
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Re: Suzuki S40 won't start
Reply #8 - 03/12/17 at 17:11:20

ZenThumper wrote on 03/12/17 at 14:57:46:

pulled out the drain plug and it is bone dry

Pull the hose off the carb and point it into a cup.
turn the petcock to prime, be ready to turn it back.
gas shoulda filled the cup lickity split, if not, raptorcock pronto.

put hose back on carb, turn to prime, take a plastic handled screwdriver and tap on the carb... sometimes the float valve gets stuck.

might as well leave the cup under the drain and confirm it's flowing.

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Suzuki S40 won't start Reply #9 - 03/12/17 at 19:43:52 Ebay is NOT your friend. You want the genuine Yamaha Raptor 660 (?) petcock. Anyone have the p/n off the top of their head?
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IslandRoad Serious Thumper Offline It doesn't vibrate, it purrs! Posts: 1147 The Kiewa Valley, Australia Gender:	Re: Suzuki S40 won't start Reply #10 - 03/14/17 at 15:37:00 Raptor 660 Petcock # 5LP-24500-01
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Re: Suzuki S40 won't start
Reply #11 - 03/14/17 at 17:14:02

Zen

Inside you carb. is a LITTLE TINY FILTER on top of the float valve. Its super easy to stop-up. I just removed mine (threw it as far over my shoulder as I could (Durn-Thing Angry

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The tank has a filter , my fuel line has a filter , so why does the float valve need one too ! Roll Eyes

Ya half to remove that little screw inside the carb. bowel ceiling and drop the needle -assembly thingiee , to even see it.

I was having a problem "running out of gas" when I went to pass the pokey vehicle in front of me .... you know the 45 in a 55 Zone type ... then run out of gas before I'd get around them. Ain't no more of that non-sense after giving that (tinny little thing ) a pitch !

made me feel so much better ! Wink

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Suzuki S40 won't start Reply #12 - 03/14/17 at 18:51:55 I guess that filter is there to keep from clogging the port that fills the float bowl. But what does it matter? If the filter is clogged or the passage is clogged, the float bowl won't get filled. It's 6 of one and half a dozen of another!
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Chelo YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3	Re: Suzuki S40 won't start Reply #13 - 03/19/22 at 19:51:07 I have a 2006 suzuki s40 and the issue I have is it won't start. I can jump it by jumping it at the starter solenoid. I have replaced the starter, the compression solenoid a the starter (relay)solenoid. But won't start with the ignition button. When I try to crank it all I hear is a click.
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MMRanch Serious Thumper Online Evil flourishes if Good Men do Nothing. Posts: 5846 LYNCHBURG TN Gender:	Re: Suzuki S40 won't start Reply #14 - 03/19/22 at 21:24:39 Bad Starter Sellonid . Its clicking but not passing juice !
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